South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell has spoken out on the trauma endured in recent months after he and fellow NRL star Jack Wighton had all charges against them related to an alleged public fight dropped in Canberra on Wednesday.

The pair have fronted the ACT Magistrates court this week before the matter was thrown out after Prosecutor Sam Bargwanna opted against providing any additional evidence.

On Tuesday, Sergeant David Power admitted he gave false evidence in court related to Wighton's removal from Canberra's Fiction nightclub during his 30th birthday celebrations in February shortly before an alleged fight broke out involving the footballers, according to reports.

Sgt Power had apologised to the former Dally M medallist on Tuesday.

Both men were charged with fighting in the public place, Wighton additionally charged with ignoring an exclusion order, and Mitchell charged with affray and resisting police.

Video footage of Mitchell's arrest circulated shortly after the incident showed the 25-year-old wailing in pain.

The NSW and Kangaroos representatives embraced following the outcome on Wednesday before both speaking out on the difficulties they had experienced in the time since.

"I hope everyone knows and understands the seriousness of what's going on and (it was) a massive hit on the community," Mitchell told reporters outside court, via AAP.

"For the last 10 months it's been very hard for not only myself but my family and what they've had to read and endure ... (it's a) traumatic experience that I've had of Canberra."

Wighton thanked his former club Canberra - he joins Mitchell at the Rabbitohs in 2024, for their support through the process.

"You backed me the whole way through and it means a lot to me," he told reporters, via AAP.

"I spent so long at this club and in this town and the support is massive.

"You've got to thank your family for backing you through moments like this, it was a long 10 months, there were a couple of big mistakes made and we come up with this result."

The club themselves gave a more robust response to the case, Raiders chief executive Don Furner labelling the case "an extraordinary waste of the court's time and taxpayers money", via the ABC.

"This could have and should have been avoided," he said.

According to reports, Furner said between himself and the club, they had contacted the Department of Public Prosecutions and ACT Police to question the merits of the case.

Furner also alleged "Police falsified their statements to get a conviction against a high-profile NRL player", via the ABC.

ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury told ABC Radio, without having "day-to-day" eyes on a case like this, it was "concerning" to see.

"Both the police and the government will want to sit down and just have a look at whether there are any systemic issues there that need to be reflected on," he said, via ABC.